Feeling Good Again After Having a Baby
Pregnancy and postpartum are times in your life when your hormone levels are at their highest. You’ve surely experienced moments in pregnancy where you’re laughing one moment and crying the next over a TV commercial. After having your baby, these swings might seem even more intense as you take care of a newborn and adjust to your postpartum body.
Common Postpartum Feelings
As you adjust to having your new baby, practically any feeling you have is normal and expected. While everyone reacts to parenthood differently, some of the most common feelings new moms report are:
- Sadness and depression: The baby blues happen to almost everyone in the days and weeks following birth, so it’s normal and to be expected. However, many women also experience more serious feelings of depression. Know you’re not alone in these feelings, but you should bring them up to your doctor immediately.
- Anxiety: The postpartum time is a time of learning. You may have fears and anxieties that you don’t know how to take care of your baby, but as you get the hang of things, these feelings will usually fade.
- Joy: Despite the feelings above, these weeks could be some of the happiest times in your life. When you haven’t felt love like this before, the smallest things your baby does may fill you with overwhelming joy at unexpected times.
How to Find Yourself Again
When you’re in the throes of postpartum depression and hormonal imbalances, the best thing you can do is remember that it’s all temporary. Adjusting to your first baby or another child in the home is a monumental task and whatever path you take to get there is okay.
Getting back to feeling like yourself is easier said than done, but you’d be surprised at how even a few moments of self-care can boost your mood and energy. When you find a few minutes, try some of these tips from new moms:
- Let yourself rest: Whenever you have the opportunity, sleep! Even if you feel like it’s not the best use of your time, a well-rested mommy is more useful to themselves and the whole family.
- Put on some makeup: While it may seem silly if you’re not even leaving the house, taking a few minutes on your appearance can do loads for your self-confidence.
- Do a few core-strengthening exercises: Every woman could use some core-strengthening activities after labor to help her body return to its natural state and make her feel stronger.
- Schedule a Mommy Makeover: If you find yourself unable to recognize the woman in the mirror, it may be time to take larger measures and visit SPRSI for a Mommy Makeover! Depending on your needs, this might involve breast augmentation, a lift, a tummy tuck and/or liposuction. Other procedures may be appropriate depending on individual needs and desires.
Let Dr. Brought and SPRSI Help!
Southern Plastic & Reconstructive Surgical Institute’s Mommy Makeover package will get every part of your body back to looking its best. Everyone knows that when you look better, you feel better, empowering you to do your best for your baby, your partner and the rest of your family.
After having a baby, you deserve to treat yourself and feel sexy again. Contact Dr. Brought and his team today and we’ll get you set up for the best makeover you’ve ever had!
